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Redskins name change must be discussed, D.C. mayor says
Mayor Vincent Gray of Washington, D.C., said the Redskins must consider a name change if the team wants to move from FedEx Field in Landover, Md., to a stadium inside the District of Columbia. “I think that if they get serious with the team coming...
Tags: FedEx Field, Mark McGwire, Vincent Gray, Washington, DC, Landover
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They belong in the Hall of Fame
Did Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and pitcher Roger Clemens miss election to the Baseball Hall of Fame because the writers don't like them rather than their alleged steroids use? The sportswriters and other purists adamantly say the three don't belong in...Tags: Sammy Sosa, World Series, Mark McGwire, Sports, Rafael Palmeiro
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Did baseball HOF voting surprise you?
Bonds, Clemens snubbed Dan Connolly Baltimore Sun It's not surprising that no one received the needed 75 percent of BBWAA ballots. It's also not surprising that Craig Biggio, he of the 3,060 career hits for the Astros, was the highest vote-getter...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Jeff Bagwell, Lou Gehrig, Mike Piazza, Voting
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Mike Piazza, Dodger, and the Hall of Fame vote
Wonder what our Mike Piazza is really thinking right now? Not all that surprised, I’d imagine. Not exactly thrilled, either. The 2013 Hall of Fame vote was announced Wednesday without a single player garnering the required 75% of the vote to...
Tags: Tommy Lasorda, Mike Mussina, Jeff Bagwell, Dodger Stadium, Tom Glavine
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Bud Selig: Hall of Fame vote does not diminish MLB
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Commissioner Bud Selig dismissed as "ridiculous" the concept that the stature of the Hall of Fame or Major League Baseball has been damaged by this year's Hall of Fame vote, in which no players were elected. Selig called...Tags: Mike Piazza, Sports, Baseball, Bud Selig, Roger Clemens
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Roger Clemens tweets he is not surprised by Hall of Fame result
Roger Clemens wasn't surprised that he wasn't voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, and used Twitter to share his thoughts on the results, which were released Wednesday morning. "After what has been written and said over...
Tags: Mike Piazza, Voting, Sports, Baseball, Cy Young Award
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A case for Tim Raines and Hall of Fame
I don't envy the job the Baseball Writers' Association of America members have in choosing the 2013 Hall of Fame class. This year they must contend with the "steroid ballot" as names such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa...
Tags: Sammy Sosa, Diseases and Illnesses, Mike Piazza, Lupus, San Francisco Giants
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Steroid users not welcome here
Users of performance-enhancing drugs have not been forgiven by Hall-of-Fame-voting members of the Baseball Writers' Assn. of America. That much became clearer than ever on Wednesday. Roger Clemens was named on only 37.6% of ballots; home run king...
Tags: Mike Piazza, Sports, Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Roger Clemens
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Baseball Hall of Fame: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza shut out
No players were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year in a polarizing vote that reopened the wounds of the steroid era. Home run king Barry Bonds, owner of baseball’s most cherished record, was resoundingly rejected. So was...
Tags: Jeff Bagwell, Dodger Stadium, Sammy Sosa, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Mike Piazza
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No players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
The Baltimore SunThe electorate of the Baseball Writers' Association of America sent a clear message to tainted superstars Wednesday: If you were suspected of taking performance enhancing drugs, you don’t belong in the Hall of Fame. At least not in 2013. No players...Tags: Donald Fehr, Jeff Bagwell, Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza, Steve Finley
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UCLA Coach Jim Mora to host charity meet and greet tonight
UCLA Coach Jim Mora’s foundation, “Count On Me,” will hold a happy hour meet and greet Thursday night in Manhattan Beach. The event at the 900 Manhattan Club runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mora and Shannon Mora, his wife, will...
Tags: Mark McGwire
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Talking up Thomas and Maddux while slapping down Sosa
So, I guess 12.5 percent of the Hall of Fame voters actually believed Sammy Sosa’s cockamamie Flintstones vitamins story. But 87.5 percent believe he cheated, and the voters kept him out and will forever. The amazing thing about the way the...
Tags: Sammy Sosa, Lou Gehrig, Mark McGwire, Voting, Sports
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